What Haunts Us
Six former students from the 1979 graduating class of Porter Gaud School in Charleston, South Carolina, have taken their own lives over the past 35 years.
“Pay attention to who pays attention to your kids”
Synopsis
Six former students from the 1979 graduating class of Porter Gaud School in Charleston, South Carolina, have taken their own lives over the past 35 years.
Synopsis
Paige Goldberg Tolmach returns to Charleston, South Carolina, to reflect on her time at Porter Gaud School. The 1979 graduating class included 49 boys. Over the next 35 years, six of these former students died by suicide. Tolmach investigates the circumstances surrounding these deaths. She confronts her own memories and seeks to understand the mental health issues that affected her classmates. The film addresses the silent struggles faced by young men in a seemingly idyllic environment.
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